Lighting Strike's Twice

Lyrics

[Intro - deep 808 rumble, reversed vinyl crackle, low cinematic strings, whispered male ad-libs]
Lightning never forgets… twice is a promise…

[Verse 1 - menacing trap hi-hats, distorted 808s, gritty half-sung delivery, faint thunder SFX]
I been baptized in the static, veins full of black rain,
Crown made of copper wire, every scar spells my name.
Streets talk in Morse code, sirens spell the alphabet,
I answer with a voltage kiss that leaves the pavement wet.
They said one strike is mercy, two is holy writ,
I keep a second barrel loaded just to finish it.
Moonlight on the barrel flash, silhouette in the smoke,
I don’t forgive, I reload—watch the skyline choke.

[Pre-Chorus - tension-building risers, sidechained synth pads, layered low harmonies]
I hear the sky split open, heartbeat in the cloud,
Every volt a sermon, every scream too loud.
When the first one misses, the second one bows,
Kneel or get baptized—choose your exodus now.

[Chorus - massive cinematic drop, distorted 808 slide, aggressive male rap layered with pitched screams, full orchestra stabs]
Lightning strikes twice, yeah, it kisses like a blade,
One flash for the warning, one flash for the grave.
I don’t do reruns, I do requiems,
Sky opens its veins and the whole city bleeds.
Lightning strikes twice, yeah, the second hit’s the truth,
First one taught the lesson, second one’s the proof.
I don’t miss twice, I just reload the night,
Thunder in my trigger finger—say goodnight.

[Verse 2 - darker tone, chopped vocal chops, rapid triplet flow over menacing trap drums, distant rain FX]
They pray for daylight, I sell them midnight shares,
Every exit sign flickers when my silhouette appears.
I keep the reaper on payroll, paid in static and lead,
He rides shotgun with a grin while the city plays dead.
I walked through hell’s lobby, elevator to the storm,
Left my shadow at the counter, it still hasn’t been born.
They count bodies in the papers, I count flashes in the sky,
One miss, two hits—now the whole block’s ionized.

[Bridge - stripped, heavy sub drone, sparse piano in minor key, intimate menacing whisper]
They told me mercy’s patient, I told them patience is a gun,
I keep one in the chamber for the things I’ve already done.
If the first strike was the sermon, the second is the flood—
I don’t need forgiveness, I just need the blood.

[Final Chorus - even bigger, full choir harmonies under distorted rap, explosive orchestra, final 808 hit]
Lightning strikes twice, yeah, it kisses like a blade,
One flash for the warning, one flash for the grave.
I don’t do reruns, I do requiems,
Sky opens its veins and the whole city bleeds.
Lightning strikes twice—last verse, last breath,
I don’t miss twice, I just conduct the death.
When the lights go out, remember who you owe,
Thunder signs the contract—now the darkness knows.